Pink Butterbeans: Stories from the Heart of a Southern Woman

by Kathy Rhodes

"Fun, smart, inspirational . . . You won't want to put it down, and it will call to you to read it again and again to enjoy that sweet, savory, everlasting taste." -Suzanne Kingsbury, author of "The Summer Fletcher Greel Loved Me." "Pink Butterbeans" is an irresistible collection of warm, witty, and wise observations and reminiscences about family, place, and southern culture. From an exotic jungle in a cottonpatch, to the comical uproar over Granny's whiskey sweet potatoes, to the finer points of family fellowship-"You're getting your stuff over on my side "-the 50 short personal essays in "Pink Butterbeans" capture intricate details of life as it is lived day in and day out. Poignant and powerful, heartwarming and humorous, "Pink Butterbeans" is a book you will want to read and relish again and again.

188 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2005

Reviews

[Sarah]

This book is steeped in, but not limited by, it's deeply Southern roots. The stories often go in unexpected directions, the characters have more depth than usually found in short stories. I LOVED Pink Butterbeans!